Herbert Berghof Studio Inc

TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN THE THEATRICAL PERFORMING ARTS.

(A) THE UTA HAGEN INSTITUTE FOR FULL TIME STUDY:ALL FY23 PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN PERSON.(I) HAGEN SUMMER INTENSIVE: 6-WEEK, 5-DAY, FULL-TIME INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON UTA HAGEN'S APPROACH TO ACTING TECHNIQUE AND REHEARSAL PROCESS. 6/26/23 TO 8/04/23, 12 STUDENTS SERVED, 7 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED.(II) HAGEN CORE TRAINING PROGRAM: A ONE-YEAR (THREE-TERM) INTENSIVE FULL-TIME CURRICULUM FOR ACTORS UTILIZING UTA HAGEN'S APPROACH TO ACTING TECHNIQUE AND REHEARSAL PROCESS. 9/12/22 TO 6/05/23,13 STUDENTS SERVED, 4 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED. (III) HAGEN TEACHERS LAB: A FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE FULL-TIME PROGRAM FOR(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ACTORS AND EDUCATORS INTERESTED IN TEACHING UTA HAGEN'S ACTING EXERCISES AND METHODOLOGY 08/7/23 TO 8/11/23, 10 STUDENTS SERVED, 3 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED. TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR 1 UTA HAGEN AWARD RECIPIENT WERE SPONSORED BY THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE. (B) STUDIO CLASSES FOR TRAINING AND PRACTICE: FALL, WINTER, SPRING, AND SUMMER TERMS: ACTING, ACTING IMPROVISATION, ACTING ON CAMERA, SCENE STUDY, ACTING TECHNIQUE, MOVEMENT & THE BODY, MUSICAL THEATER & SINGING, SPEAKING VOICE, SPEECH, DIRECTING, PLAYWRITING, AND MORE. 3584 ENROLLMENTS, IN 313 CLASSES/YEAR, SEPTEMBER THROUGH AUGUST, 1262 STUDENTS SERVED, 69 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED, 198 WORK-STUDY GRANTS. CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON FORMATS.(C) HB STUDIO SPECIAL WORKSHOPS: IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR TERM-LENGTH STUDIO CLASS SCHEDULE, HB OFFERED SHORT TERM (1-5 SESSIONS) SKILL BUILDING AND SPECIAL FOCUS WORKSHOPS. 637 ENROLLMENTS IN 53 WORKSHOPS, 399 STUDENTS SERVED, 7 SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED, 33 WORK-STUDY GRANTS. HB OFFERED A SERIES OF 5 FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS @ $5/SESSION, TAILORED TO PERFORMING ARTISTS' NEEDS. WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED IN BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON FORMATS FROM SEPTEMBER 12 THROUGH THE YEAR'S END.(D) RESIDENCY PROJECTS: HB STUDIO'S RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO REHEARSE AND PRESENT A NEW WORK AT AN EARLY- TO MID-STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PRODUCTION CAPABILITY OF THE HB PLAYWRIGHTS FOUNDATION THEATER SPACE. SIX (6) WEEK-LONG RESIDENCIES, FEATURING 47 ARTISTS, EACH CULMINATING IN A PUBLIC PRESENTATION; 47 ARTISTS, 12 PERFORMANCES, 323 AUDIENCE. PROJECTS: MATT BUTLER, RECKLESS SON (4/18/23-4/24/23); DEIRDRE MACNAMARA, ARCHIPELAGO (5/15/23-5/21/23); MARIA COMINIS, WOMEN OF ZALONGO (6/5/23-6/11/23); KATE FUGLEI, IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE (6/12/23-6/18/23); ASHLEY TEAGUE, RECOVERY (7/2/23-7/9/23); SPIDERWOMAN THEATER & BEAUTIFUL CANOE COLLECTIVE, JOURNEY THE BEAUTIFUL CANOE (7/17/23-7/25/23). HB ALSO HOSTED ACTING OUT, A RESIDENT COMPANY OF 20 FORMERLY INCARCERATED PERSONS. ACTING OUT TOOK PART IN A COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP WITH RESIDENCY ARTIST MATT BUTLER, 4/18/23-4/19/23 AND BEGAN WORK ON AN ORIGINAL PROJECT TO BE PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING SEASON.(E) COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: WINSTON TRANSITIONSHB PARTNERED WITH NONPROFIT PRIVATE NYC-BASED WINSTONPREPARATORY SCHOOL, AN INNOVATIVE DAY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES. HB TEACHING ARTISTS WORKED WITH STUDENTS IN WINSTON'S 'TRANSITIONS' PROGRAM--THOSE WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM 12TH GRADE, BUT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO TRANSITION TO THE WORKFORCE OR COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM SERVED 30 YOUNG ADULTS, WITH 13 60-MINUTE SESSIONS OVER 9 MONTHS, USING ACTORS' TOOLS TO SUPPORT SELF-EXPRESSION, INDEPENDENT LEARNING, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS. HB ALSO WELCOMED AN INTERN FROM WINSTON TO WORK ON-SITE IN THE STUDIO'S OFFICE TO TRAIN IN WORKPLACE SKILLS.(F) PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THEATER PROGRAM(I) HB STUDIO WORKS-IN-PROGRESS PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLIC EVENTS: THIRTEEN (13) PUBLIC EVENTS OVER 14 DATES, FEATURING 141 ARTISTS AND SERVING AN AUDIENCE OF 433. YOU N YOURS - THE FATHER FILE (MULTI-MEDIA IN-PERSON), 9/11/22; THE VILLAGE TRIP: ON THE ROAD, 9/17/22; THE GREENWICH VILLAGE PROJECT: CULTURAL ICONS OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, 10/26/22; CATALONIA AT HB: FIREFLIES (VIRTUAL SCREENING & TALK WITH CATALAN ARTISTS), 11/11/22; AN EVENING WITH DAEL ORLANDERSMITH AND FELICE ROSSER (1/31/23); INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER PRESENTATIONS 3/18/23, 5/28/23, 8/20/23; DESIGN FOR LIVING AT 90, 4/3/23; ART OF DIRECTING, 5/22/23; THE SEAGULL, 6/3/23, 6/4/23; THE REAL POEMS (ROBERT MCQUEEN), 6/26/23, 6/27/23; RADICAL AND FRAGILE BODIES (ALEJANDRO DE LA GUERRA), 8/12/23 . (II) WORKS-IN-PROGRESS READINGS:HB HOSTED THE BAR COLLECTIVE, PRESENTING TEN (10) STAGED READINGS OF NEW PLAYS IN PROGRESS DEVELOPED AT THE STUDIO; READINGS WERE PRESENTED IN THE HB PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE 10/2/2022, 10/5/2022, 10/6/2022, 10/7/2022, 10/8/2022, 10/9/2022, 10/11/2022, 10/13/2022, 10/14/2022, 10/15/2022, FEATURING 93 ARTISTS, TO A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 249. READINGS FEATURED: ILLUSION OR (ME & RENOIR AT NATE 'N AL'S BY GARY KAHN, DORIS & BERTIE BY TIFFA FOSTER, KNIFEWORK BY MICHAEL D. SHARP, A HARD LOOK BY ELISE CATERA, A PART OF OUR LIVES BY ELLIS CHARLES HOFFMEISTER, LIFE? OR THEATER? BY MARIE POHL, JOHN & SHERLOCK BY BETH JACOBSON, SCHOOL'S OUT BY RICHIE V. DANG, THE VALLEY BY MONICA STAMAS, HYANNIS BY PAT GOLDEN.(III) MODERATED PUBLIC TALKS: A SERIES OF PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS ABOUT CONTEMPORARY THEATER CONCERNS. SIX (6) PUBLIC TALKS WERE HELD IN FY22, FEATURING 14 ARTISTS AND SERVING AN AUDIENCE OF 238. TOPICS INCLUDED: THE WHOLE WORLD OVER: REFUGEE ART MAKING & MAKING HOME IN THE WEST VILLAGE (LIVE); AND FIVE (5) PODCAST CONVERSATIONS (HB INSIGHT SERIES) WITH ARTISTS MATT BUTLER, KAYHAN IRANI, DEIRDRE MACNAMARA, MARIA COMINIS, AND KATE FUGLEI.